Where To Go Instead Of Pura Vida

"Right on 14th and Collins is a two-story cafe with beautiful outdoor seating and enough gluten-free and vegan options to satisfy your most intolerant friend. Blue Lavender tows the line between healthy and unhealthy quite well. Their beef burger is made on a notoriously heavy brioche bun, but instead of fries, it comes with a side of roasted potatoes and carrots. Their tuna salad contains no lettuce and includes fingerling potatoes—objectively more interesting than your average lunch break tuna salad. They make good lavender coffee and unlike most cafes of the healthy genre, they have alcohol. Even though they’re open for dinner, the menu only makes sense for breakfast or lunch. Otherwise the food just feels inappropriate. Kind of like taking a child to a playground at night. " - mariana trabanino, virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer